Re: Third party software

Steve

Software dongles used to be more popular than they are now. I haven't
seen them much in the past few years. If it's set up right and in a
stable environment, it works ok. It's a drag if you want to install the
S/W on multiple machines, but that's what the dongle is attempting to
prohibit.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Third party software
From: "Shields, Ken" <kenshields@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, January 28, 2005 11:00 am
To: "Midrange Mailing LIst (E-mail)" <Midrange-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

I was at a customer site yesterday, and some of the applications on the users' pc have a 'dongle' attached to
an LPT1 port, the function of which, prevents the software load if , it does not detect the 'dongle' switch.

How widely used is this methodology?, any down side?...

Thanks'

Ken Shields
PPG Canada Inc
155 First Ave.
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7L3
PH:      905 725 1144 (326)
FAX:    905 433 8712

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